"If you toss in a rag you get onomatopee"

ULTRA ECZEMA is the publishing arm of the record label run by Dennis Tyfus. Tyfus is fascinated by, among other things, poetry, Dada, the Situationists and their radical stance, punk, metal and noise. He has assembled an interesting catalogue of sound produced by peripheral artists, with each audio object presented in a uniquely designed package.

THE MOUTH is the oral organ with which humans use to feed themselves and/or gossip about other humans. This is the precise quality that Tyfus wants to emphasise in the production of some of his highly appropriate audio pieces. The special exhibition will be designed in the TV Buddah tradition in an installation-type setting where the eavesdropper can certainly expect something special.

"I have a provisional recording of throat-singing in a Spanish swimming pool and a sing-along with some parrots from the Antwerp Zoo for the A side."

Here is one way to put it: better 1 bird in the hand than 10 in the mouth. This all falls in line with Tyfus's other ULTRA ECZEMA productions of which an exquisite selection will be exhibited here during the course of the events.

Furthermore, some meaningful orality-related issues will be raised during the live event on Saturday 6 February.

8-INCH is a series produced by DE PLAYER, which allows artists and labels that DE PLAYER considers to be influential in their philosophy or lifestyle as it relates to contemporary art and artists are invited to produce a limited edition of 50 vinyl records made of special (square 8') lathe cuts plus album cover artwork. The release of each edition in this series is coupled with an exhibition related to the underlying concepts and inspirations and a hybrid live event, which includes performances, video/film screenings, readings, etc.